Janus: Papers of Sir Harry Parkes

Manuscripts/MS Parkes contains:
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37	Periodicals, press cuttings, articles and proofs
38	Maps
39	Architectural drawings
40	Railway photographs
41	Portrait photographs
42	Envelopes and covers
43	Documents in Chinese re Second Opium War
44	Documents in Chinese re the Taiping Rebellion
45	Documents in Chinese re Sino-Japanese relations and Liu-ch'iu
46	Miscellaneous documents in Chinese
47	Documents in Japanese
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Papers of Sir Harry Parkes

Title	Envelopes and covers
Reference	MS Parkes 42
Covering Dates	circa 1851-circa 1885
Extent and Medium	2 bundles

Content and context

Envelopes addressed to Sir Harry Parkes (1-14); other envelopes (15-17); and covers of envelopes, apparently from or to George Villiers, Earl of Clarendon, collected as autographs (18-26).

Index Terms

Villiers, George William Frederick (1800-1870) 4th Earl of Clarendon, politician

Manuscripts/MS Parkes 42 contains:

Envelope from Rutherford Alcock. An envelope from Rutherford Alcock to Parkes in Amoy, postmarked Hong Kong, 20 September 1851.
1 envelope.

Sep. 1851

Envelope from Scott & Co. An envelope from an unidentified sender to Parkes, care of Messrs Scott & Co., Queenstown, Cork, undated (1872 or 1879?).
1 envelope.

circa 1872

Envelope from Sir Edward Thornton. An undated envelope from Sir Edward Thornton, British Legation, Washington, to Parkes in Yedo.
1 envelope.

circa 1874

Envelope from Max von Brandt. An envelope [from Max August Scipio von Brandt] to Parkes in Yokohama, undated (Peking?, 1875?).
1 envelope.

circa 1875

Envelope from Yoshida Kiyonari. An envelope from Yoshida Kiyonari to Parkes in Yokohama, undated (1875?).
1 envelope.

circa 1875

Envelopes from Edward Oxenham. Three envelopes [from Edward Lavington Oxenham] to Parkes in Peking, one postmarked Chinkiang, 22 December 1884, possibly all from Chinkiang, 1880s.
3 envelopes.

circa 1884

Envelope from Byron Brenan. An envelope [from Byron Brenan] to Parkes in Peking, undated (Chefoo?, 1880s?).
1 envelope.

circa 1885

Envelope from Patrick Hughes. An envelope [from Patrick Joseph Hughes] to Parkes, undated (Shanghai?, 1880s?).
1 envelope.

circa 1885

Envelopes from John Robertson. Undated envelopes [from John Robertson] to Parkes in Tokyo, Yokohama and no specified place.
8 envelopes.

Envelope from Hercules Robinson. An undated envelope from Hercules Robinson to Parkes in Canton.
1 envelope.

Envelope from Thomas Wade. An undated envelope from Thomas Wade to Parkes in Yedo.
1 envelope.

Envelope to Yedo. An undated envelope (in English and French) from an unidentified sender to Parkes in Yedo, labelled 'Favored by M. Longford' (Joseph Henry Longford?).
1 envelope.

Envelopes to Peking. Envelopes from unidentified senders to Parkes in Peking. One envelope is postmarked Tokyo, 9 January 1884, and another Tokyo, 10 July 1884; the rest are undated.
10 envelopes.

circa 1884

Envelope to Parkes. An undated envelope from an unidentified sender to Parkes.
1 envelope.

Envelope re Formosa expedition. An undated envelope labelled 'Sir H. Parkes 1874' and 'Formosa Exped - (quote a good deal)'.
1 envelope.

circa 1874

Envelope for private papers. An undated envelope labelled 'Private Papers French Translations Sir Harry Parkes K.C.B.', including the signature of Algernon Bertram Mitford, and the names of Roches and the Oriental Bank. The date 1867 has also been added in pencil.
1 envelope.

circa 1867

Envelope to William Aston. An undated envelope (in French) from an unidentified sender to William George Aston at the Légation Anglaise in Seoul.
1 envelope.

Envelope cover to the Earl of Clarendon. An envelope cover from an unidentified sender to George Villiers, Earl of Clarendon, in London, undated, but watermarked 1852.
1 folio.

circa 1852

Envelope cover from Lord Palmerston. An undated envelope cover from Henry Temple, Viscount Palmerston, to the Earl of Clarendon (George William Frederick Villiers?) in Paris.
1 folio.

Envelope cover from Lord Palmerston. An undated envelope cover from Henry Temple, Viscount Palmerston, to the Earl of Clarendon (George William Frederick Villiers?) in London.
1 folio.

Envelope cover from Lord Palmerston. An undated envelope cover from Henry Temple, Viscount Palmerston, to the Earl of Clarendon (George William Frederick Villiers?).
1 folio.

Envelope cover from the Earl of Clarendon. An undated envelope cover from George Villiers, Earl of Clarendon, to W.F. Cavendish at the Foreign Office.
1 folio.

Envelope cover from the Earl of Clarendon. An undated envelope cover from George Villiers, Earl of Clarendon, to J. Ponsonby (John Ponsonby?).
1 folio.

Envelope cover from the Earl of Cowley. An undated envelope cover from Henry Wellesley, Earl of Cowley, to George Villiers, Earl of Clarendon, at the Foreign Office.
1 folio.